“We’re not liberated yet in South Africa”
This article makes a case for employing the concept of humanity as the core category in the struggle(s) for liberation in the context of the Central Methodist Mission (CMM) in inner-city Johannesburg. It does so through engaging with the praxis of the leader of the CMM and, in particular, analysing...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Religion & theology |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2014
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Religion & theology
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Humanity
liberation theologies
South Africa
Central Methodist Mission Johannesburg
Paul Verryn
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article makes a case for employing the concept of humanity as the core category in the struggle(s) for liberation in the context of the Central Methodist Mission (CMM) in inner-city Johannesburg. It does so through engaging with the praxis of the leader of the CMM and, in particular, analysing his theological reflection. The concept of humanity offers a flexible framework for an on-going liberationist ministry in a changing society; it also allows the ministry to retain a liberationist edge while it addresses the complex manifestations of inhumanity in actual communities. Moreover, the case of the CMM shows that the content and method of grassroots liberationist ministry overlap: as much as the concept of humanity defines the content, it also has methodological implications for reading the signs of the times. |
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| ISSN: | 1574-3012 |
| Enthält: | In: Religion & theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15743012-02101005 |